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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2015 Aug;43(6):1131–1143. doi: 10.1007/s10802-014-9969-3

Table 1.

Alpha's, Reporter, References, and Abbreviations for Confounders

Covariates α Reporter Abbreviations
Descriptives
Socioeconomic Index NA Parent Socec
Age NA Parent Age
Caucasian/minority NA Parent Minority
Gender NA Parent Gender
Marital Status NA Parent Marital

Temperament (Ellis & Rothbart, 2001)
Effortful Control .89 Parent EC
Negative Affect .72 Parent Neg Aff
Surgency .84 Parent Surg
Depressed Mood .72 Parent Dep Mood

Reinforcement Sensitivity (Colder et al., 2011)
Fear (BIS) .85 Parent Fear (BIS)
Anxiety (BIS) .62 Parent Anx (BAS)
Reward Responsiveness (BAS) .61 Parent Rew (BAS)
Impulsivity/Fun Seeking (BAS) .75 Parent Imp (BAS)
Drive (BAS) .69 Parent Drive (BAS)

Disruptive Behavior (Pillow et al., 1998)
DBD-Oppositional Defiant Disorder .89 Parent ODD
DBD-Conduct Disorder .72 Parent CD
DBD-ADHD-Impulsivity .84 Parent ADHD-imp
DBD-ADHD-Inattention .91 Parent ADHD-att

Parenting (Kodl & Mermelstein, 2004)
Alcohol Specific Parenting .79 Parent Alc Parent
Parenting Efficacy .88 Parent Parent Eff

Parental Alcohol use (Miller, et al., 1995)
Parental Alcohol Use .90 Parent Parent Alc
Parent Alcohol Consequences .90 Parent Par Alc Con

Pubertal Status (Peterson et al., 1998) .70 Adolescent Puberty

TR Peer Delinquency (Fergusson et al., 1999) .74 Adolescent Peer Delin

Adolescent Alcohol Use (Elliott & Huizinga, 1983)

Alcohol Use with Parental Permission NA Adolescent T Alc w- per
W1 Lifetime Alcohol Use NA Adolescent T Alc

Peer Alcohol Use
W1 PR Peer Lifetime Alcohol Use NA Peer PR P Alc
W1 TR Peer Alcohol Use NA Adolescent TR P Alc

Note. α = Cronbach's alpha, NA = 1 item, BIS = Behavioral Inhibition System, BAS = Behavioral Activation System, DBD = Disruptive Behavior Disorder, ADHD = Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, PR = peer self-report, TR = target report, and W = Wave. The abbreviations in the last column are used in the balance tables (Online Resource 1).